Q&A

Q: What is Got?
A: It is a fully not distributed, purely local CVS

Q: Do I need Got?
A: Absolutely not

Q: Why should I use Got when I have Git?
A: You shouldn't

Q: What was the reason to introduce Got?
A: Absolutely no reason, just pure fun

Q: Why Got is missing feature X, Y, Z?
A: Because it is oversimplified Git

Installation

• clone the repo
• build it with make build
• put the output file to your executables path

Usage

got init                                        // to init a repo in current dir
got commit 'initial commit'                     // to commit the state
got log                                         // to see commits list
got to d143528ac209d5d927e485e0f923758a21d0901e // to restore a commit
got current                                     // to see current head commit hash

TODO

• got log
• add commands success messages
• documentation comments
• test
• show commits diff
• support branches
• support .gotignore file among with default ingore entries
• ignore nested empty folders
• reduce system calls (especially io)
• server and client over ssh
• keep files permissions when checkout to commit
• command to delete hanging commits
• experiment with object compression level
• atomic commit writing